In the first three paragraphs, John Ruskin is describing his 1849 visit to the Grande Chartreuse. This is the head-monastery of the Carthusian (Catholic) monastic
Tag: meditation
A Mind Free of Conditioning (佛心)
There it is. Reality as the Buddha perceived it, explained through the expert use of words that appear to transcend the dynamics of language. All
More on Early Buddhist Pain Management in Ancient India
‘This seems to confirm our interpretation of rupa. Vinnana can give rise to a material body, because there is no difference between the objective, material body and body
Buddhist Meditation as Natural Medicine and Pain Management
Within certain forms of later Buddhism, people are encouraged to ‘pray’ to an image of the Buddha and recite various mantras as if he were
Deceased Thai Buddhist Monk (in Robe and Sunglasses) Still Sits Upright in Meditation (9.11.2015)
Original Article: By Pheonix Buddhism (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) The body of Venerable Luang Pho Daeng was photographed for this article on January 8th, 2015. He sits upright
Hypnosis: A Dialogue with Yourself
The genuine technique known as ‘hypnosis’ is a dialogue with the self, initiated by a third party. The ‘third party’ can be a living person,
